Emergencies
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The fight against poverty is never more difficult than in times of crisis. For communities that are already poor and vulnerable, any kind of disaster whether it is man-made or natural, can be catastrophic. CARE International takes a comprehensive view: disasters do not happen in isolation. Our aim is to look further than the immediate need and work with communities on long-term sustainable development programmes. CARE also aims to meet the Sphere standards - to ensure people can live their lives with dignity following a disaster response.
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On the 15th August 2007 a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Peru, killing more than 500 people and leaving more than 75,000 families homeless. Before the earthquake, CARE Peru had already identified CARE’s third programming principle “we seek ways to be held accountable to poor and marginalised people” as an organisational priority. The emergency response was an important moment for making accountability to disaster affected people a reality.
Author(s):Clare Smith
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Dec 2008
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The Sahel has long been vulnerable to drought, impoverishment and food insecurity, as the droughts of the mid-1970s, 1980s and 2005 show. Over the past 20 years, IIED has run a major programme of work in the Sahel that aims not only to demonstrate the fragility of human and environmental systems, but also to show the remarkable energy and innovation that local people can draw on to adapt and survive in an often hostile setting.
Author(s):The Sahel Working Group
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Jun 2007
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This report was prepared for CARE International, Oxfam GB, World Vision International.
Author(s):Vivek Rawal, Charlie Fautin, Judy-Leigh Moore, Sylvester Kalonge, Vivien Margaret Walden, Abhijit Bhattacharjee
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Jul 2005
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